Sentencing Structure Comparisons.ppt

Sentencing Structure Comparisons Barb Tombs July 16, 2007 Presentation to the CT Sentencing Task Force Subcommittees State Sentencing Structures Kansas Determinate Sentencing Presumptive sentencing guidelines system – grid design Two dimensional grid based on offense severity and criminal history Truth in Sentencing Offenders must serve 85 percent of their sentences North Carolina Determinate Sentencing Structured presumptive sentencing guidelines system – grid design Two dimensional grid based on offense and prior history Offenders must serve 100% of their minimum term State Sentencing Structures Cont. Delaware Presumptive voluntary sentencing guidelines system Based on 5 Sentencing levels A minimum of 75 percent of a sentence must be served prior to release Nebraska Indeterminate Sentencing Currently no sentencing guidelines Offenders receive a maximum and minimum (1/3 of the maximum) sentence State Sentencing Structures Cont. Washington Determinate Sentencing Presumptive sentencing guidelines – grid design Two dimensional grid based on offense level and criminal history score Serious violent offenders serve 85% of sentence, other offenders serve 2/3 of their sentence Minnesota Determinate Sentencing Presumptive sentencing guidelines – grid design Two dimensional grid based offense severity and criminal history Offenders receive an executed sentence pronounced by the court consisting of two parts: a specified minimum term of imprisonment equal to two-thirds of the total executed sentence and a supervised release term equal to the remaining one-third Sentencing Structure Cont. Virginia Determinate Sentencing System Truth in Sentencing Voluntary Guidelines System Offense based worksheets In/out decisions Probation, jail time Prison length Offenders serve a minimum of 85% of their sentence Pennsylvania Indeterminate Sentencing System Presumptive Guidelines System – grid design Two dimensional grid based on prior criminal history and offense severity Guidelin